Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 127 121. Challenge
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Guan Xing's sword strikes were faster and faster than the last, forcing Niu Jin to the point where he could only defend himself and had no chance to counterattack.

"Release the arrow quickly!"

Niu Jin found an opportunity, quickly distanced himself, and actually turned around and loudly ordered his soldiers to shoot arrows.

The soldiers didn't react for a moment and shot a few arrows sparsely, interrupting the duel between the two men.

"You despicable villain! Weren't you very happy scolding me just now? Why don't you dare to fight me again!"

Guan Xing swung his sword to block the arrows, then shouted curses at Niu Jin who had already escaped.

"Damn it, I am honest and not stupid. If I continue to fight with you, won't I be killed?"

Niu Jin secretly grumbled in his heart, but he couldn't lose face, so he rode his horse back and shouted loudly:

"I, your Grandpa Niu, didn't eat enough today! Wait until I get back and have a full meal, and we'll fight again later!"

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye knew that Niu Jin was making excuses. If he couldn't win, he couldn't win. There was no such thing as whether he was full or not. So his minions hurriedly followed Niu Jin back to the camp and did not dare to stay for long.

Guan Xing couldn't accomplish anything alone, so he could only ride back to Fancheng in a sullen mood.

"An Guo is really good at martial arts. Without An Guo, we would be insulted by this reckless man every day and there would be nothing we can do."

Seeing that Guan Xing had the upper hand on the city wall, Huang Quan waited for Guan Xing to come back and immediately spoke a few words to comfort Guan Xing, which calmed him down a little.

"This Niu Jin is really abominable! How dare he insult my father like that! If he hadn't used such despicable means to escape today, I would have cut off his head and offered it to my father as a sacrifice!"

Guan Xing was still furious when he thought of Niu Jin's face. He secretly made up his mind that if Niu Jin dared to come again, he would go out and give him a quick death.

"An Guo, don't be angry. Fu Yizhong sent someone to report that the army will arrive tomorrow at the latest. When Fu Yizhong's troops arrive, we can also support each other."

As a Confucian general, Huang Quan was more concerned about the deployment of troops. Guan Xing came so quickly because he directly handed the army to Fu Rong, letting Fu Rong lead the army to Fancheng slowly, while he traveled light and arrived in Fancheng ahead of time.

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"Ouch! Be gentle! Damn it, just put on the plaster, why are you taking pictures?"

Niu Jin in the big tent was grimacing in pain because of the careless plastering technique of his personal soldiers. Although Niu Jin escaped unscathed, he still had a lot of internal injuries and bruises from the battle with Guan Xing.

"Oh... Damn it, Guan Xing is so powerful, I, Old Niu, am afraid I am no match for him... I am afraid that only when the main force of the general arrives can someone suppress him..."

Niu Jin kept circling in the big tent. No one dared to challenge him in a one-on-one fight, so he could only defend the camp and wait for Cao Ren's army to arrive.

Although he could not defeat Guan Xing, the general had many talented people under his command. Xu Huang, Wen Pin and others were people who could fight with Guan Yu in their prime. It should be no problem for him to deal with Guan Xing, right?
"General Niu, how about today's challenge? I heard from the soldiers..."

A voice came in, Niu Jin turned his head and saw that it was a young general pushing the tent in. Niu Jin immediately put on a smiling face.

"Major General, you have come at the right time. I was just about to report a special situation to the general. Unfortunately, I am not very literate, so I was just about to ask you to come and write a letter for me."

"Okay, General Niu, what happened during the daytime challenge?"

The young general was quite curious. From the smell of plaster in the tent, he knew that Niu Jin must have suffered a setback during the day. But what kind of person was Niu Jin? He was also a fierce general under Cao Ren. Logically, no one in the Han army should be able to defeat Niu Jin.

"Hey, don't mention it. I went to challenge him in the daytime, but I didn't expect Guan Yu's son Guan Xing to show up. I, Old Niu, am no match for him, but luckily I managed to survive."

Niu Jin waved his hand in self-mockery. "Guan Yu's son? Hmm...it seems that the Shu army is coming to reinforce. Guan Yu's son is of extraordinary status, it is impossible to send only him, and it is estimated that there will be a large group of troops following him."

The young general pondered for a moment and thought much more than Niu Jin.

"Also, General Niu, how strong is Guan Xing? Can he be compared to General Xu Gongming?"

Niu Jin had just mentioned that Guan Xing had extraordinary martial arts, which made the young general competitive, so he asked Niu Jin about Guan Xing's martial arts.

"He is definitely stronger than me, Old Bull. I think he is probably 40% to 60% stronger than General Xu. Anyway, I, Old Bull, will definitely not be able to defeat him."

Niu Jin felt helpless.

"I will write the battle report and request for help later, but I am quite interested in this son of Guan Yu. General Niu, why don't you switch with me tomorrow? You come to guard the camp and provide support, and I will go to challenge you. How do you think?"

"This... How can the Major General, who is worth millions of dollars, take risks?"

Niu Jin was a little hesitant. This person's status was not low either. Although he was nominally his deputy general, he didn't dare to really use him as an ordinary lieutenant general. If anything went wrong, I'm afraid His Majesty would have to be alerted to investigate.

"That's fine. How can we warriors do such cowardly things? If we don't dare to fight against a strong enemy, how can we improve ourselves in the future? I will give it a try tomorrow. If I can't defeat the enemy, you can send your army to rescue me."

The young general was quite open-minded, but he also obviously left a way out for himself.

Seeing this, Niu Jin nodded helplessly. Since this gentleman wants to play, then let him play.

Early the next morning, the young general rode out of the camp with more than a hundred soldiers and started shouting in front of Fancheng.

"I heard that Guan Yu's son is now in Fancheng, so I came here to learn from him!"

Soldiers on the city wall had already informed Huang Quan and Guan Xing.

"An Guo, this person came to see you by name, I'm afraid he has bad intentions."

Huang Quan was quite cautious. Since Cao's army knew Guan Xing's military strength yesterday, he must have been prepared when he returned today. If Guan Xing accidentally fell into the trap, it would be a huge loss for the Han army.

"No problem, Gongheng, just stay here to defend the formation for me. I will go and meet this guy myself to see what he is capable of doing to challenge me like this."

Guan Xing walked out of the city gate with an indomitable spirit and saw the young Wei general who came to challenge him.

The man wore tiger-head boots with gold thread on his feet, and a chain mail armor on his body. Under the armor was a black cloth robe. He wore a white tasseled helmet on his head and carried a big sword in his hand. He also looked high-spirited and full of vigor and vitality.

"Good boy! Guan Xing is here, let me see what you are capable of!"

When Guan Xing saw how powerful General Cao was, he became eager to fight. Without even asking his name, he rode his horse and drew his sword, charging straight at the general.

"Come on! Let me see the Guan family's swordsmanship that is so powerful throughout China!"

The young general of Cao Wei also rode forward, and the two men fought with their swords facing each other. One was like a flying dragon and a dancing phoenix, and the other was like thunder from the blue sky. Although they each had their own style, they were evenly matched.

"Good boy, I underestimated you. Who are you?"

Guan Xing took the opportunity to ask while the two were fighting each other.

"Oh, I am Xiahou Ba, the son of the former General Xiahou Yuan who conquered the West!"

(End of this chapter)